I stood in line to sign up for the middle school track(田径)team.
“Track isn't an sport.” the coach said. “Are you ready to practice hard every day?”
“Oh, yes. I love running.” I replied.
“Well, that's good,” the coach said.“ starts tomorrow after school.”
I was a little nervous about running with mostly older students, but I decided to face my fear.
“Welcome to the first day of practice.” the coach ordered everyone to the bottom of a sand hill. “Okay.”, he said, “This is the practice we'll do all season. You are going to run up and down the sand hill ten times as fast as you can. If you can't _it, move to the side.” We all lined up, legs ready.
“Go!”the coach shouted, and we went.
I considered myself a bit small but strong. Running up that hill, however, was harder than I had imagined it would be. The sand kept falling down under my feet and it was hard to keep balance(平衡). I tried my feet in deeper, but people kept passing me shouting “Look out!” and “Move off to the side!”
“Don't cry,” I told myself as tears filled my eyes. I had to step aside. I went home from practice feeling like a(an) .
That night my dad noticed sad face and asked what was wrong. The story came pouring out. Dad listened quietly and then asked, “How do you want to run?”
“I really want to run,” I whispered through my tears.
“Then, run,” he said. “Everyone will respect you if you don't stop and give all you have. I know how strong-mined you can be when you set your mind to it.”
The next day the hill looked as hard as it had been the day before, but I had a new attitude and something to . “Go!” the coach shouted. Several older students ran by me as we started up the hill. I still fell in the sand, and I still wanted to leave every step of the way; but I kept slowly and progressively. When I reached the top, I gave a silent cheer and headed back down again. My dad was right. I won that day and became a part of the team. On my last time down, everyone clapped and cheered.
A.old B.easy C.exciting D.unusual
A.Practice B.Progress C.Class D.Work
A.funniest B.hardest C.safest D.worst
A.get B.find C.make D.follow
A.away B.out C.up D.by
A.fixing B.resting C.shaking D.digging
A.stranger[ B.failure C.honor D.hero
A.badly B.quickly C.hard D.well
A.them B.you C.us D.it
A.change B.realize C.learn D.prove
A.climbing B.jumping C.falling D.rushing
A.trust B.praise C.respect D.support
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It is________in Qingdao.It’s very hot here.Now,there are many people________vacation.They go to the beach and have________good time there.Today is______;it is not very hot.On the beach,a lot of people________to their friends________looking at the beautiful sea.Some of them are________.Others are taking________.Can you find________? I’m the boy in blue shorts.I’m going to swim.It’s______.
A.August B.December C.March D.January
A.in B.on C.at D.with
A./ B.an C.a D.the
A.winds B.wind C.winding D.windy
A.is talking B.are talking C.is selling D.are telling
A.to B.but C.and D.because
A.swim B.swims C.swiming D.swimming
A.photos B.photoes C.phones D.potatoes
A.I B.me C.my D.mine
A.hot B.warm C.cold D.cool
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People all over the world celebrate the New Year.However,not all countries celebrate in the same way,and in some countries,the New Year doesn’t begin on the________date very year.
In many countries,the New Year begins on 1st January,but people start celebrating on 31st December,New Year’s Eve.In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.________they’re waiting for the New Year,they listen to music,sing traditional songs and have fun.Just before 12 o’clock,everyone________down from 10:10,9,8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock,everyone shouts very________,“Happy New Year!”
New Year’s Day is often a family day.Some families get together for a special meal.When the weather is fine,many families go out for a________.
On New Year’s Day,many people make resolutions for the new year.They________a list of things,such as“I will help out more with housework.I will work________at school than others.”or“I won’t spend so much time playing video games.”When they have made________lists,they read it to their family or friends and promise to________their resolutions.
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate;________people in countries all over the world,it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year,and to welcome the new.
A.familiar B.same C.important D.normal
A.If B.Even though C.While D.Before
A.comes B.turns C.looks D.counts
A.loudly B.quietly C.sadly D.safely
A.walk B.secret C.job D.treatment
A.put on B.write down C.take away D.look after
A.quickly B.hard C.harder D.hardly
A.its B.his C.her D.their
A.follow B.make C.do D.give
A.by B.for C.with D.from
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We have a big playground in our school.We all like to________games________after school.It’s Friday.We have only two classes_______the afternoon.When school is________,a lot of students go to the playground.Look!The boys of Grade Two are________a basketball match.Some girls are________and shouting(大叫).Football is our favorite sport.Many teachers are also________football.Li Ming,Li Lei and Wei Fang are students of Grade One.They are________volleyball.They are playing very_______.It’s half past five now.It’s time________home.The students all leave the playground.
A.do B.make C.play D.take
A.there B.have C.at there D.at have
A.on B.in C.at D.with
A.beginning B.finish C.all D.over
A.having B.making C.playing D.doing
A.seeing B.looking C.watching D.meeting
A.playing B.playing the C.Play D.play the
A.playing B.making C.play D.make
A.good B.nice C.well D.bad
A.for B.to go C.go D.go to
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I recently started learning German.I wanted to start writing________in German as soon as possible,but I didn’t want to________mistakes and teach myself bad habits.I wrote my first e-mail in German after reading just one short (40-page)book for learners________in simple German,a few e-mails from a German friend,and after________my very small word collection for a few months.And my e-mail in German had almost no mistakes.
How was that________—writing correct sentences after getting so little input(投入)?My e-mail included very simple sentences.________the most important thing was my research:I looked for example________on the Web and in dictionaries.
I________a lot of time on each sentence.It took me more than an hour to write my first e-mail,which included only a few German sentences.
The writing process(过程)was long and it________much effort(努力),but it was fun.The experience was very encouraging and it made me even more________in German.Perhaps one of the reasons why it was so enjoyable was that I knew I was building correct sentences.
A.articles B.books C.e-mails D.stories
A.make B.let C.get D.have
A.read B.written C.had D.helped
A.teaching B.improving C.adding D.using
A.possible B.interesting C.important D.necessary
A.And B.However C.But D.Unless
A.pronunciations B.sentences C.passages D.words
A.used B.wanted C.put D.spent
A.needed B.asked C.took D.got
A.interested B.enjoyable C.comfortable D.lucky
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It is five o’clock in the afternoon.It’s time________.But we must________our classroom.There________five students in our team.Now there are only three.Chen Hua and Li Yong_______games.I_______to them,“Come and clean_____classroom.”Look!Chen Hua is carrying water,and I am cleaning the floor.What is Li Yong_______?We can’t_______him in our classroom.________is he?________you know?
A.to go home B.to go to work C.to go to school D.to go to bed
A.take B.clean C.ask D.watch
A.is B.have C.are D.has
A.playing B.is playing C.are play D.are playing
A.say B.answer C.tell D.see
A.we’re B.we C.our D.us
A.do B.work C.doing D.make
A.look B.listen C.come D.find
A.Where B.What C.How D.Why
A.Do B.Are C.Is D.Does